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ANSWER – If in fact you have a glazed or unglazed porcelain tile that has developed blisters that is uncommon.

Some ceramic tiles can be very porous, and some porous Mexican tiles are vary porous…

ANSWER – Porcelain tile is not known to fade.  It is not uncommon to find that the tile color under rugs that have been in place a long time are a different color or shade. …

Questions –  Most stones contain some ferrous oxide minerals that when subjected to excessive moisture can cause a rust-like stain.   For it to occur the stone has to be subjected to some level of moisture.…

ANSWER – I am assuming that the tile was adhered directly to the plywood subfloor.

he VersaBond LFT thin-set does meet ANSI A118.11 for bonding to exterior grade plywood substrates.

If the tile feels solid,…

ANSWER – Grout can crack for a varied of reasons, and it might be because of a combination of different deficiencies.

First of all, not manufacturer of grout would recommend mixing non-sanded grout with sanded…

ANSWER – First of all you need to make sure that the substrate to which you will be adhering the tiles are suitable for the application.  In bathrooms you want to use materials that are…

ANSWER – There is a good chance your tile floor has tented.  This is a condition when the tile is installed without resilient movement joints at the perimeters of the rooms, and then the tile…

ANSWER – First of all, a monolithic cement terrazzo application when a better is only 1/2″ thick, where a sand cushion terrazzo assembly is about 3.5 inches thick.

Regardless of which installation method you use,…

ANSWER – I assume you must have an Ubatuba granite counter top.

Many granite and other types of stone are treated at the processing plants with sealers or color enhancers or resins to stabilize or…

ANSWER – The finish material installed over the existing tile floor is only as good as the tile floor.   If the tile floor is installed well, doesn’t have excessive moisture migrating up through the tile…